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let us talk about again the debate, but mitt romney, the guy behind needs to have a really good debate. now the president does too. but he can coast, he can have a good debate. mitt romney has to have a great debate. >> candy crowley, state of the union, and we look forward to this week's presidential debate and we look forward to the one you'll be moderating mid-october. >> don't forget you do have a front row seat the upcoming debate between president obama and governor mitt romn. >>> dvr sanjay gupta looking at the health care plan of president obama and mitt romney. >> reporter: since president obama's health care law was enacted 3.1 million penal under the age of 26 are now covered under their parents plan. seniors in particular have benefitted on prescription drugs. >> seniors who fall in the coverage gap known as the doughnut hole will start getting some help. they'll receive $250 to help pay for prescriptions and that will in time fill in the doughnut hole. >> reporter: 5.5 million seasons have saved $4.5 billion prescription drugs since the law was enacted. >> i have strengthe
let us talk about again the debate, but mitt romney, the guy behind needs to have a really good debate. now the president does too. but he can coast, he can have a good debate. mitt romney has to have a great debate. >> candy crowley, state of the union, and we look forward to this week's presidential debate and we look forward to the one you'll be moderating mid-october. >> don't forget you do have a front row seat the upcoming debate between president obama and governor mitt romn....
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but it's interesting, before the debate, an 82% chance of romney winning the debate. after the debate, 89%. chance to win florida, 91%. >> and a wall street journal poll, it's clear from that poll that independent voters don't like what they have been seeing at the debates, and in a matchup between barack obama and newt gingrich, barack obama wins by double digits. >> team romney is very confident, anderson. they said it was breaking their way before the debate. they believe he'll win the florida primary. it doesn't mean it's over. when newt gingrich loses, that's when he gets more aggressive. this will go on. >> i believe barack obama will eventually win florida. what do i know? i ran al gore's campaign. i can't win. >> all right. ari. >> what propelled newt in south carolina were the debate performances. in the middle of the debate, newt was going to win. tonight, you don't get the sense of surge. romney takes florida, and this is the easiest protection of them all, the giants beat the patriots. >> eric erickson. >> i think romney wins florida. if you're newt, you l
but it's interesting, before the debate, an 82% chance of romney winning the debate. after the debate, 89%. chance to win florida, 91%. >> and a wall street journal poll, it's clear from that poll that independent voters don't like what they have been seeing at the debates, and in a matchup between barack obama and newt gingrich, barack obama wins by double digits. >> team romney is very confident, anderson. they said it was breaking their way before the debate. they believe he'll...
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. >> they say mitt romney won the first debate. now pundits are also saying that second debate probably won by president obama. whoever wins the third debate, that's the one held tonight, will meet the tigers in the world series. >> that's special. >> all right. "early start" continues right now. >>> last words. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden. but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >>> with two weeks to go and with the race scary close, president obama and mitt romney stare each other down one last time and take their parting shots. >> the s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. >> i'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to russia or mr. putin. after the election he'll get more backbone. >> from rose glasses to red line to red ink did mitt romney gain any red states? >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> or did president obama zing his way to a win. >> so the question is not a game of battleship. >> we go to the scorecards on a special "early start." >>> good morning, welcom
. >> they say mitt romney won the first debate. now pundits are also saying that second debate probably won by president obama. whoever wins the third debate, that's the one held tonight, will meet the tigers in the world series. >> that's special. >> all right. "early start" continues right now. >>> last words. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden. but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >>> with two weeks to go and with...
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earlier i talked with brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and janine, driver. one of the exchanges you point out is the exchange over oil production. >> yes. >> let's take a look at that and talk about what we see. >> that's the strategy you need. >> what do you see going on? >> right here. watch. >> that's not what you've done. >> we're doing chopping right here. this chop is pointing towards the president. we get into this debate here. look at this choing. they're looking at each other. now they're in each other's space. this is interesting. when the president stands back up, this is man to man and it's interesting although they're having a debate, anderson, they're not coming across as contentious. there's still the professionalism with both of them here. >> a lot of times the president didn't want to seen to be sitting down when governor romney was addressing him and talking to him. >> we saw the president engage candy quite a bit. he would walk towards candy. we have proximics. >> what are exchanges you point to, one of them was over drilling on public lan
earlier i talked with brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and janine, driver. one of the exchanges you point out is the exchange over oil production. >> yes. >> let's take a look at that and talk about what we see. >> that's the strategy you need. >> what do you see going on? >> right here. watch. >> that's not what you've done. >> we're doing chopping right here. this chop is pointing towards the president. we get into this...
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we showed you the poll of debate watchers who overwhelmingly believe that mitt romney won the debate last night. will those numbers, though, have a lasting impact. this morning from denver, martin o'malley. he's an obama surrogate. nice to see you, sir. thank you for talking with us. >> thank you, soledad. good to be with you. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. last night, in addition to some of that polling that we've just been showing, cnn/orc did a poll of folks who were watching the debate. and what we saw was a slew of improvements in the polling for government romney. who would better handle the deficit? romney went up 16%. who would handle the economy? romney gained 12 points over president obama. taxes, romney was ahead by nine points. health care, romney was ahead by five points. i would mention, the sampling error is almost five points there. but still, in virtually every single question, it was the governor romney who, among people who saw the debate, they felt that he was now ahead in the polls that flowed. what do you make of those very devastating numbers for th
we showed you the poll of debate watchers who overwhelmingly believe that mitt romney won the debate last night. will those numbers, though, have a lasting impact. this morning from denver, martin o'malley. he's an obama surrogate. nice to see you, sir. thank you for talking with us. >> thank you, soledad. good to be with you. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. last night, in addition to some of that polling that we've just been showing, cnn/orc did a poll of folks who were...
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so i thought that was a good debate in many respects for governor romney. probably the best was reassuring, he was thoughtful and knowledgeable and showed he's ready to be commander in chief. >> i was doing the focus group in orlando which meant a really long drive late last night after the debate and one of the focus group people, actually a couple of them were saying that they felt, it struck them that governor romney agreed with president obama a lot. a number of times during the debate. i want to play a few chunks of that first. >> i felt the same as the president did. i want to underscore that the same point the president made. the president was right to up the usage of that technology. >> there have been times, governor, frankly, during the course of this campaign where it sounded like you thought that you'd do the same things we did, but you'd say them louder. >> so, is that problematic? when you have both campaigns that have said there are clear differences. this is how you're basically being attacked by a fly here. this is, you know, there are clea
so i thought that was a good debate in many respects for governor romney. probably the best was reassuring, he was thoughtful and knowledgeable and showed he's ready to be commander in chief. >> i was doing the focus group in orlando which meant a really long drive late last night after the debate and one of the focus group people, actually a couple of them were saying that they felt, it struck them that governor romney agreed with president obama a lot. a number of times during the...
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we have had two debates, the weakest moments in romney's debate was on foreign policy. you got to look at the split decision this point, i think this week belongs to the president and we'll see what happens. >> if the next debate is on foreign policy, does that allow president obama to make any more inroads on the economy? >> there were questions about the libya and the administration, and there will be a chance for a redo. it is a debate about foreign policy. look for both of them to talk about how important a strong economy is. strong america. the confrontation about china is about the economy. this was a better night for the president. i think the net after two debates is you have to say romney still has the plus of the two debates. we have been talking about our poll, the focus group being conducted by democratic and republicans about walmart moms, moms who -- suburban moms, moms who decide the election. romney scored points for having a five-point plan. moms still want it see the president make a case for the second term. in the end, obama wins more on the dial. mo
we have had two debates, the weakest moments in romney's debate was on foreign policy. you got to look at the split decision this point, i think this week belongs to the president and we'll see what happens. >> if the next debate is on foreign policy, does that allow president obama to make any more inroads on the economy? >> there were questions about the libya and the administration, and there will be a chance for a redo. it is a debate about foreign policy. look for both of them...
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romney is the greatest debater. chris christie, the governor of the new jersey says this yesterday. i will play the clip. >> we have a candidate that's going do extraordinarily well wednesday might and willy what out his vision for america and contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. the president's view for the future. and this whole race is going to be turned upside down on thursday morning. >> wow. what a bold prection that is by the republican governor of new jersey. what do you think? >> god bless him. you know, everybody has to spin -- as -- spin doctors, we lie for a living. we really ramp up the lies the we of the debate. you pretend -- barack obama is not very smart, not a very good debater. baloney. i like fact the governor, he is stating the obvious which is true. that it is a narrow race but there is a solid but narrow lead for the president. it means this is at least one, maybe one of the last, very big moments that mitt romney can change that. i don't know that the prediction is ri
romney is the greatest debater. chris christie, the governor of the new jersey says this yesterday. i will play the clip. >> we have a candidate that's going do extraordinarily well wednesday might and willy what out his vision for america and contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. the president's view for the future. and this whole race is going to be turned upside down on thursday morning. >> wow. what a bold prection that is by the republican governor of...
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badly the first debate, could be all over for mitt romney. certainly not all over now. would you anticipate a tightening of the polls and a very, very close race now? >> i mean, it's certainly closer but there's always going to be good news and bad news, and so in trade, for example, the betting side, so obama's prospects fell slightly. i think it went from 69% to 65% chance of him winning re-election. you know, that feels about right. it helped romney but we're just in the second inning of a long, long ball game. >> when it gets to the foreign policy debate which is the last one, lots to discuss there, obviously, syria, also libya with ambassador stevens. but an interesting interview with john mccain. he's saying he's damned if he's going to give up freedom of speech because it may possibly offend the prophet muhammed. what do you make of that? >> well, he's certainly right on that. there's going to be no disagreement there. i think that the republicans are increasingly going to focus on what happened in libya, why there wasn't better securi
badly the first debate, could be all over for mitt romney. certainly not all over now. would you anticipate a tightening of the polls and a very, very close race now? >> i mean, it's certainly closer but there's always going to be good news and bad news, and so in trade, for example, the betting side, so obama's prospects fell slightly. i think it went from 69% to 65% chance of him winning re-election. you know, that feels about right. it helped romney but we're just in the second inning...
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and then he eludes to the mitt romney camp, firing the debate coach who helped mitt romney. i'm like, newt, suck it up, he kicked your behind, move on. he cannot handle getting beat in a debate. amazing. >> there were so many contradictions. he was very angry, absolutely. he focused on mitt romney. in fact, a republican friend of mine emailed he and he was like, instead of contract with america, it's contract against mitt romney. he was charming to the elite media that he hates. he was sucking up to them. >> john avolon is at romney headquarters. do you think this is mitt romney's worst nightmare? >> look, the more newt gingrich goes on, that does create a problem. there's still that majority of the republican party that wants someone other than mitt romney to be their nominee. one of the things newt gingrich does very well is give loud voice to their frustrations. there's another trend as well. turnout is down in every state except south carolina. that does speak to an enthusiasm gap. that's a real problem for republicans, as well. >> i'm going to come over here. it's inter
and then he eludes to the mitt romney camp, firing the debate coach who helped mitt romney. i'm like, newt, suck it up, he kicked your behind, move on. he cannot handle getting beat in a debate. amazing. >> there were so many contradictions. he was very angry, absolutely. he focused on mitt romney. in fact, a republican friend of mine emailed he and he was like, instead of contract with america, it's contract against mitt romney. he was charming to the elite media that he hates. he was...
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. >>> mitt romney and president obama face off if their first debate tonight. two experts weigh in coming up. >>> let's dig deeper now, president obama and mitt romney take the stage tomorrow night, how they look, what they say during the debate could speak volumes over what they actually say. their body language speaks volumes. we have an associate professor at harvard business school. she joins me now. you say when it comes to gestures, ones that convey power and warmth are really important to making effective politician, and you point to former president bill clinton as master of warmth. i want to show a video of him during a town hall with ross per roet and then president bush back in 2002. >> you know people who lost their homes and lost their homes? >> uh-huh. >> he's walking toward this woman, toward this voter, away from the people on stage. so he's focused on the voter, not on the other candidates. he's gentle, his body language is gentle. he's leaning toward her, he's even softened his voice. he's nodding, makes incredible eye contact. he signals to p
. >>> mitt romney and president obama face off if their first debate tonight. two experts weigh in coming up. >>> let's dig deeper now, president obama and mitt romney take the stage tomorrow night, how they look, what they say during the debate could speak volumes over what they actually say. their body language speaks volumes. we have an associate professor at harvard business school. she joins me now. you say when it comes to gestures, ones that convey power and warmth are...
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wednesday's debate. >> we've expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history. >> president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> reporter: ryan's words echoed a memo from romney adviser beth myers who said the president was widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. myers even pointed to a cnn/orc poll showing a 25-point advantage for obama on who voters think will win the debates. the obama camp likes to remind voters the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for the debates because he's busy being commander in chief. when it comes to just how much debates matter, it depends. >> most often debates don't make that big a difference. very few candidates ever win an election with a debate. but quite a few have lost an election with a debate. so it can matter. >> reporter: these matc
wednesday's debate. >> we've expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history. >> president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> reporter: ryan's words echoed a memo from romney adviser beth myers who said the president was widely...
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he's an excellent debater. i've moderated four republican debates with mitt romney. he's an excellent debater, as well. i'm really looking forward to seeing how they do head to head in october in these three presidential debates. let me ask you about the vice presidential debates. a lot of people are looking forward to paul ryan versus joe biden. >> that will be very lively and it ends up being a more important debate for paul ryan than joe biden. nobody is going to change their mind because of joe biden. they already accepted him once as vice president. paul ryan has the most to win and the most to lose. he's the new guy on the block and he doesn't have to win the debate, he just has to be acceptable in the debate. he has to be someone that people can say, okay, this is a man we can accept as president of the united states, if god forbid something happens and i think paul can easily do that. he could be the single smartest guy in the race in terms of knowledge of the intricacies of government. >> joe biden is pretty wankish, as well. that's going to be an excellent
he's an excellent debater. i've moderated four republican debates with mitt romney. he's an excellent debater, as well. i'm really looking forward to seeing how they do head to head in october in these three presidential debates. let me ask you about the vice presidential debates. a lot of people are looking forward to paul ryan versus joe biden. >> that will be very lively and it ends up being a more important debate for paul ryan than joe biden. nobody is going to change their mind...
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if romney was to win that debate comfortably, it would be game over. >> yes, tonight's debate doesn't matter as much, last week's debate made. but a certain kind of element and momentum is forming. and if, say, joe biden had a miserable night and we had a couple of other days about the news stories on what happened to the obama administration, if they lost their mojo or moves, it could be -- one doesn't think -- >> and i like the guy and his yle. he could have a brilliant debate. my prediction is, he is going to win. however, he has not done public interviews for five months. >> he has been keeping a low profile, but he has an advantage, everybody is talking about what a skilled debater ryan is, there are polls out saying he has a much higher approval rating. there is so much pressure on him to beat joe biden, that if joe biden comes out, he kind of wins. >> joe biden became a senator when paul ryan was three years old, i read. isn't that amazing? and let's play a clip from bill clinton, this was from last night. i thought he hit the nail on the head on how the democrats are perceivin
if romney was to win that debate comfortably, it would be game over. >> yes, tonight's debate doesn't matter as much, last week's debate made. but a certain kind of element and momentum is forming. and if, say, joe biden had a miserable night and we had a couple of other days about the news stories on what happened to the obama administration, if they lost their mojo or moves, it could be -- one doesn't think -- >> and i like the guy and his yle. he could have a brilliant debate. my...
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go like a pro. >>> mitt romney and president obama face off in their first debate tomorrow night. a look at their weak points and what each needs to do to win. es. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> let's dig deeper. when president obama and mitt romney take the stage in denver tomorrow night, how they look, what they do during the debate may speak louder than what they actually say, or as loudly. research in fact suggests their body language will speak volumes. amy cuddy is an associate professor at harvard business school who studies how people perceive others and what shapes the impressions we have of others. she joins me now. you say that when it comes to
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i talked to brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for governor romney and author of "you can't lie to me." one of the exchanges you point out, there was a lot of heat last night. one is the exchange over oil production. let's take a look at that. >> that's the strategy you need. that's what we're going to do. >> what do you see going on? >> right here, watch -- >> that's not what you've done -- >> this is chopping. this chop is pointing towards the president. we'll get into this debate. look at all this chopping. looking at each other and now in each other's space. this interesting. when the president stands back up, this is like man-to-man. it's interesting. although they're having this debate, they're not coming across as contempt. it's like two brothers who have a disagreement and still that professionalism with both of them here. >> it seemed like a lot of times the president didn't want to be seen sitting down when governor romney was addressing him and talking to him. >> and the president would engage candy. when we're less than 18 inches n someone's personal zone, we see
i talked to brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for governor romney and author of "you can't lie to me." one of the exchanges you point out, there was a lot of heat last night. one is the exchange over oil production. let's take a look at that. >> that's the strategy you need. that's what we're going to do. >> what do you see going on? >> right here, watch -- >> that's not what you've done -- >> this is chopping. this chop is pointing towards the...
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he just dominated the state, and he dominated the debates. but by the time florida came around, romney really took it to the field, and he's getting better and better. so the up side of the primary process is our front-runner, mitt romney, really is sharpened his skills, and i think that will pay dividends if he gets the nomination. >> senators, i want you both to stand by. after the break, we are going to turn to afghanistan. the burning of the muslim holy book and the fallout that has followed. afghan president hamid karzai has called for calm, but has the u.s. mission there been jeopardized? >>> and later, secretary of state hillary clinton has some choice words for president obama's critics. oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ amen, omen are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on sch
he just dominated the state, and he dominated the debates. but by the time florida came around, romney really took it to the field, and he's getting better and better. so the up side of the primary process is our front-runner, mitt romney, really is sharpened his skills, and i think that will pay dividends if he gets the nomination. >> senators, i want you both to stand by. after the break, we are going to turn to afghanistan. the burning of the muslim holy book and the fallout that has...
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a lot of folks are saying these debates are do or die for romney. donna, do you agree? >> absolutely. first impression is very, very important. mitt romney had several opportunities to change the trajectory of the campaign, his selection of a running mate, paul ryan, got a small bounce. the convention speech didn't get any bounce, and now the first debate. this is like the first night on broadway. there will be more voters tuning in, they will be looking at his performance and if he comes across as somebody who is credible, who is up to the task, he might get another bounce out of it. >> aren't undecided voters the least likely to tune into the debates? gallup looked back at records and found only two examples where debates really changed the course. that was 1960 and 2000. >> they are important moments for these candidates but you're exactly right. it's so hard to change anything at this point. why. these two guys are not unpainted canvases. barack obama, his canvas is pretty much filled in. we know him. we have seen him for four years. as president. mitt romney has be
a lot of folks are saying these debates are do or die for romney. donna, do you agree? >> absolutely. first impression is very, very important. mitt romney had several opportunities to change the trajectory of the campaign, his selection of a running mate, paul ryan, got a small bounce. the convention speech didn't get any bounce, and now the first debate. this is like the first night on broadway. there will be more voters tuning in, they will be looking at his performance and if he comes...
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. >>> and republican mitt romney, mixing political rallies with debate prep this weekend. he has an event later this hour in lebanon, ohio, a few hours ago he went after president obama over the economy at a rally in portsmouth, romney spent the afternoon in a session getting ready for the tuesday's presidential debate. i want to show you something, the least used street sign in american history. show it for me, shuttle cro crossing. whoever made that sign waited a long time to use it. but you know, it sure came in handy today in los angeles. this is what we're talking about. space shuttle "endeavour," the workhorse space craft which zoomed through space 25 times making its final journey right now. and it is super, super slow. two cnn work horses are watching this story, the surreal moment, in time. our john zarrella, first to you, where is the shuttle now? and how fast are we moving? is it still two miles an hour, or even slower? >> reporter: yeah, actually, and before that, i have to get us a couple of those signs, that is great. but it is actually moving less than two m
. >>> and republican mitt romney, mixing political rallies with debate prep this weekend. he has an event later this hour in lebanon, ohio, a few hours ago he went after president obama over the economy at a rally in portsmouth, romney spent the afternoon in a session getting ready for the tuesday's presidential debate. i want to show you something, the least used street sign in american history. show it for me, shuttle cro crossing. whoever made that sign waited a long time to use it....
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two bad debates could be loses the war. >> reporter: romney has enjoyed a post-debate bounce in the polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more flrg and passion. people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the campaign's style and body language can take on added weight. commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his ability to connect with the voters. >> can we focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud? >> reporter: analysts say the format could be good for the president. >> he will absolutely be able to draw from that energy, from the energy of the public and the crowd. >> reporter: as for romney. >> one of his big challenges during this entire campaign has been not being aible to connect with the common man and woman and child. he's got to be able to come across as corrennecting, as genuine, as caring. >> the stakes couldn't be higher. athena jones, cnn, washington. >> you can see the second presidential debate liv
two bad debates could be loses the war. >> reporter: romney has enjoyed a post-debate bounce in the polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more flrg and passion. people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the campaign's style and body language can take on added weight. commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his...
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it erupted in last night's debate. >> we discovered to our surprise, that governor romney owns shares in fannie mae and freddie mac. maybe governor romney in the spirit of openness how much minute he has made on households that have been foreclosed. >> the investments that we made, have been in mutual funds and bonds. i don't own stock in either fannie mae or freddie mac have you checked your own investments? you also have mutual funds that invest in fannie mae and freddie mac. >> speaker gingrich, you'll remember was a paid contractor for freddie mac to the tune of about $1.7 million for his group. he answered directly to freddie's chief lobbyist and former lawmakers say that gingrich did in fact lobby them. governor romney says that his shares were in a mutual fund which he has no control over. right there on page 7, it shows holdings by the w. mitt romney ira, which is not a blind trust of $100,000 to a quarter million dollars in bonds from fhlmc, that's freddie mac. and there's a similar investment in fnma, that's fannie mae. last night romney spoke of his blind trust saying it's
it erupted in last night's debate. >> we discovered to our surprise, that governor romney owns shares in fannie mae and freddie mac. maybe governor romney in the spirit of openness how much minute he has made on households that have been foreclosed. >> the investments that we made, have been in mutual funds and bonds. i don't own stock in either fannie mae or freddie mac have you checked your own investments? you also have mutual funds that invest in fannie mae and freddie mac....
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mitt romney had the permanent smile on the last debate. when the president is saying if you're 55 and 56 years old, listen up, this matters on your health care system and mitt romney had a permanent smile. >> there was a town hall exchange in 2004 between senator kerry and president bush. let's watch that. because president bush got very vocal. >> mr. president, let's extend for a minute. >> i got to aner this. >> exactly. with reservists being held on duty -- >> let me answer what he just said -- >> well, i want to get into the issue. >> you tell tony blair we're going alone. tell tony blair we're going alone. tell berlusconi we're going alone. >> i love this clip. i will tell you what i like about it. the rule of thumb with our gestures, our gestures should be within the frame of our body. when we get bigger, we can do that when we're talking to a bigger audience. when we see george bush, he takes his hand out, he's saying this is a big issue right here, i need to address what just happened. he puts that hand out and then he continues to
mitt romney had the permanent smile on the last debate. when the president is saying if you're 55 and 56 years old, listen up, this matters on your health care system and mitt romney had a permanent smile. >> there was a town hall exchange in 2004 between senator kerry and president bush. let's watch that. because president bush got very vocal. >> mr. president, let's extend for a minute. >> i got to aner this. >> exactly. with reservists being held on duty -- >>...
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you saw it in the last debate, where rick santorum was surprised by a audacious attack that romney launched at him. rick santorum has been come tog this with a game that's like a very good high school athlete suddenly arriving in a college or professional league, that he is up against people who are really prepared and have done the research. romney has behind him americ's e leading economists. i don't know who's giving rick santorum his economic advice and so you wing it on the fly. what you also see with santorum is he's a person who has powerful nostalgic ideas. he's got a vision of how america was and he's often wrong on the facts. that going to college makes you less religious. actually, not going to college is the thing that makes you fastest become less religious. we've seen more church attendance on people who go to college and a sharper decline among people who don't. he has a set of very powerful con vices about his perception of how the world ought to be instead of the way it is. >> gentlemen, thanks. >>> mitt romney and rick santorum neck and neck in michigan, but there are a nu
you saw it in the last debate, where rick santorum was surprised by a audacious attack that romney launched at him. rick santorum has been come tog this with a game that's like a very good high school athlete suddenly arriving in a college or professional league, that he is up against people who are really prepared and have done the research. romney has behind him americ's e leading economists. i don't know who's giving rick santorum his economic advice and so you wing it on the fly. what you...
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>>ut romney needed a good debate. >> absolutely. >> romney needed it and the press needed. a race is good for the press. >> that's true. >> and that's good for america. >> it's good for america. >> we should all be heavily courted. i'm happy we've got a race on our hands. >> i bet you are heavily courted. [ laughter ] >> we've heard so many boxing metaphors which always are applicable when we're talking debates one-on-one of course. barack obama is a competitive guy. there's no way he can't come back and figure this out -- >> i don't want to use shopping metaphors, i don't think sports metaphors, you lose me in all that. >> because men are not supposed to like to shop, right, governor? nice tie. you like my jacket? >> if romney could pull one thing back which would be more than the 47%, he went the wrong direction in the auto industry. that's going to kill him in ohio. >> there's also things i think president obama would like to pull back. >> all of us. >> same with latinos, he'd like to pull back having offered he was going to do immigration reform in the first year a prom
>>ut romney needed a good debate. >> absolutely. >> romney needed it and the press needed. a race is good for the press. >> that's true. >> and that's good for america. >> it's good for america. >> we should all be heavily courted. i'm happy we've got a race on our hands. >> i bet you are heavily courted. [ laughter ] >> we've heard so many boxing metaphors which always are applicable when we're talking debates one-on-one of course. barack...
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while the president and mitt romney are getting ready for the debate, first lady michelle obama is speaking out on voting rights. she spoke at the professional black caucus gala last night about the importance of protecting the right to vote. >> we all get a say in our democracy no matter who we are or where we're from or what we look like or who we love. so we cannot let anyone discourage us from casting our ballots. we cannot let anyone make us feel unwelcome in the voting booth. >> now, the first lady didn't specifically refer to it, but there is an election battle brewing right now over americans' access to the voting booth. a lot of states have passed laws that many people say could make it harder to vote. those laws could be game changers come november. joe john shows us how. >> reporter: in the past two years, almost every state in the country has introduced or passed some kind of restriction or change to the voting laws. 41 out of 50 states since the last mid-term election. we're talking about all kinds of changes to the voting laws here, for early voting, voting registration, absen
while the president and mitt romney are getting ready for the debate, first lady michelle obama is speaking out on voting rights. she spoke at the professional black caucus gala last night about the importance of protecting the right to vote. >> we all get a say in our democracy no matter who we are or where we're from or what we look like or who we love. so we cannot let anyone discourage us from casting our ballots. we cannot let anyone make us feel unwelcome in the voting booth....
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debate edition. >> expect to see a more aggressive debater when the president and mitt romney face off again in a week and a half. for romney, the debate offered a chance to question the president's priorities. >> i thought it was a good chance for us to ask each other questions. i asked the president some of the questions i know people across america have wanted to ask him. i asked him for instance, why with 23 million americans that were looking for work and wanted a president to focus on the economy going, he instead spent his first three years fighting for obama care. >> by the way, the next moderator is cnn state of the union anchor, candy crowly. >> as paul said, it is the much anticipated vice president debate. our coverage begins at 7:30 eastern time. >>> all right, who wouldn't want to fly like an eagle? when we get back, we'll give and bird's eye view of the world. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in
debate edition. >> expect to see a more aggressive debater when the president and mitt romney face off again in a week and a half. for romney, the debate offered a chance to question the president's priorities. >> i thought it was a good chance for us to ask each other questions. i asked the president some of the questions i know people across america have wanted to ask him. i asked him for instance, why with 23 million americans that were looking for work and wanted a president to...
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one of the dangers of offscript moments for a candidate like mitt romney. >> i think that this debate, the structure, you heard the audience laughing and a give and take. this is one of the silent debates where the audience is not going to be participating, florida, i think that you were seeing the same scenario that is set up for romney to give his two best debate performances in florida, which we just saw there. exactly where we are now in the campaign and that is his -- you know, he might feel like his back is against the wall, his type of debate, no one debate prep fits all. if you look at the difference of the "the tonight show" johnny carson likes the audience to be away from him. and jay leno likes to be amongst the audience and both were equally as funny doing the same job. the type of debate suits romney's strengths and has the ability to stay on -- stay on the offensive and really call out obama. >> yeah. >> on some of the things, just like with newt. >> professor, it's interesting. professor obama, not without his own weaknesses, hasn't debated since 2008. he's been long wi
one of the dangers of offscript moments for a candidate like mitt romney. >> i think that this debate, the structure, you heard the audience laughing and a give and take. this is one of the silent debates where the audience is not going to be participating, florida, i think that you were seeing the same scenario that is set up for romney to give his two best debate performances in florida, which we just saw there. exactly where we are now in the campaign and that is his -- you know, he...
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romney campaign surrogate. debated romney himself in the 2008 campaign. nice to have you with us. >> nice to be with you. >> talk about how you think a version 2.0 is going to go? we've heard from the administration's side i think the word they've used is more engaged or aggressive. >> passionate. >> passionate was the word. >> it's a different debate. it's going to be very interesting to compare them. very, very different. mostly audience questions. i don't know how -- how aggressive you can get in a debate like that. probably you're going to see a performance like joe biden. if that had been an audience thing they'd have wondered what he was laughing at. i think mitt romney will be very, very good. as you said, i debated mitt 11 times. i've watched him debate another 20 times. he's always good. sometimes he's great as he was last time. he's never bad. we know he's going to have a very steady to a very, very good performance. the president's more of a question. the last performance was really troubling. it's the reason i think these poms ha polls have go
romney campaign surrogate. debated romney himself in the 2008 campaign. nice to have you with us. >> nice to be with you. >> talk about how you think a version 2.0 is going to go? we've heard from the administration's side i think the word they've used is more engaged or aggressive. >> passionate. >> passionate was the word. >> it's a different debate. it's going to be very interesting to compare them. very, very different. mostly audience questions. i don't know...
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. >>> also mitt romney rushes from cnn's arizona debate to his home state of michigan, desperately trying to build momentum and overtake rick santorum in a must-win contest. >>> and what will they think of next? this high tech ad can tell whether you're a man or a woman. see what happens after it see what happens after it decides. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin this evening with what you're paying at the pump. more. gasoline prices jumped 3 cents a gal just overnight to a national average now of $3.61. that makes 16 straight days of higher prices. and experts say we're heading for $4 a gal gas by summer if not sooner. president obama seized the political warning signs and knows the attack's already coming. this afternoon in florida he tried to stay ahead of the curve. >> since it's an election year, they're already dusting off their three-point plan for $2 gas. and i'll save you the suspense. step one is to drill and step two is to drill. and then step three is to keep drilling. anybody who tells you that we can drill our way out of this problem doesn't know what they'
. >>> also mitt romney rushes from cnn's arizona debate to his home state of michigan, desperately trying to build momentum and overtake rick santorum in a must-win contest. >>> and what will they think of next? this high tech ad can tell whether you're a man or a woman. see what happens after it see what happens after it decides. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin this evening with what you're paying at the pump. more. gasoline prices jumped 3 cents a...
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>> this was a showdown between mitt romney and rick santorum. a very significant debate. and mitt romney was the winner by a significant margin. he came in better prepared. he remained on offense, he knew his brief, he was able to go on attack against santorum very, very well. he was a dominant figure in a hall that seemed to be dominated by pro-romney supporters. rick santorum, who has had terrific debates leading up to this, seemed nervous tonight coming out of the gate, and he couldn't quite get into the groove on the economic issues, and in particular, it was interesting how romney and then ron paul managed to make santorum defend himself as a legislator and put himself smack in the middle of congress. i don't think that served him well. and one last question, anderson, i think it did help romney in michigan. it will help him on super tuesday, but did it help him looking toward november? that's a tougher question. there are a lot of women on twitter who believe the candidates really live in the past, they're men who don't understand the women's rights movement, and it
>> this was a showdown between mitt romney and rick santorum. a very significant debate. and mitt romney was the winner by a significant margin. he came in better prepared. he remained on offense, he knew his brief, he was able to go on attack against santorum very, very well. he was a dominant figure in a hall that seemed to be dominated by pro-romney supporters. rick santorum, who has had terrific debates leading up to this, seemed nervous tonight coming out of the gate, and he couldn't...
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romney's former debate coach, welcome, mr. o'donnell. why did you and romney part ways? by popular consensus, you got him back on track? >> well, i'm not going to comment on the details on what happened with the romney campaign but i was very honored to be able to work with him. and, you know, sometimes the role of advisers is way overblown. at the end of the day it's the candidates that have to go out there and perform, do the debates, do the speech. i think mitt romney has proved he's more than capable in debates. he had a great debate last week against rick and newt and ron paul and i think he's proved that is why he is the victor this evening. he won that debate and the florida debates. those have propelled him to victory. six in ten voters said the debate mattered to them in making their mind up. >> these debates have been making up lots of voters minds as we go. but it wasn't a massive victory for mitt romney, even in michigan, his own state. why is he struggling to submit this front-runner position? >> this race has been all about momentum and a lag between some o
romney's former debate coach, welcome, mr. o'donnell. why did you and romney part ways? by popular consensus, you got him back on track? >> well, i'm not going to comment on the details on what happened with the romney campaign but i was very honored to be able to work with him. and, you know, sometimes the role of advisers is way overblown. at the end of the day it's the candidates that have to go out there and perform, do the debates, do the speech. i think mitt romney has proved he's...
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maybe a slight romney negligent florida. t -- romney in florida. i know some of you have debate fatigue. and veterans of past campaigns, senator john mccain for example say there have been too many debates. but we can't hold these debates until the candidates agree to them. the voters clearly like them. tonight is the 19th nationally televised debate. so far they've had an audience of more than 88 million viewers. more than 2 million tuned in for our debate in south carolina and nbc's florida debate monday night. truth is we've learned a lot more about the candidates how they feel about taxes and issues and how they handle missteps and surprises. given the stakes tonight, i'm betting we're about to learn a little more. cnn contributors donna brazil, ari fleischer and -- let me start with you on the end. you've worked in a lot of campaigns. too many debates, not enough debates? about right? >> yeah, it's too many debates. >> no, it's not. [ laughter ] >> but on the other hand, it's kind of like music, the crescendos. each debates get more important
maybe a slight romney negligent florida. t -- romney in florida. i know some of you have debate fatigue. and veterans of past campaigns, senator john mccain for example say there have been too many debates. but we can't hold these debates until the candidates agree to them. the voters clearly like them. tonight is the 19th nationally televised debate. so far they've had an audience of more than 88 million viewers. more than 2 million tuned in for our debate in south carolina and nbc's florida...
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and particularly big for romney. because he can't have a bad debate. if he has a bad debate, then the thing could unravel. >> i actually think it's particularly big for rick santorum. >> sure. >> because if rick santorum can show that he has the depth to go beyond social issues and if he can talk softly and effectively about social issues and looks presidential, he can blow this thing apart. he can win. >> see, i disagree. >> that's where we are. romney is always steady and solid and somewhat strong. he debates actually pretty well. but he doesn't wow people. that's the difference. >> the edges between -- and we're seeing this in the polling. santorum's got the support of evangelicals and the tea party. and romney's got sort of the wealthier republicans and the establishment behind him. i think it's going to come down to whether santorum can say, to is whether the middle-class voters, that's who decides. i can relate to them, can connect with them. >> we can't forget newt gingrich. he's a debater. >> and ron paul. >> the only person in this race, with
and particularly big for romney. because he can't have a bad debate. if he has a bad debate, then the thing could unravel. >> i actually think it's particularly big for rick santorum. >> sure. >> because if rick santorum can show that he has the depth to go beyond social issues and if he can talk softly and effectively about social issues and looks presidential, he can blow this thing apart. he can win. >> see, i disagree. >> that's where we are. romney is always...
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let's get to it debate night in america the sequel. can mitt romney keep up the momentum? can barack obama get back on track? that is what a lot of people are going to be watching to see tonight when these two meet for their second showdown. town hall debate at hofstra university set to be moderated by our on candy crowley. at this hour, reporters and analysts are looking ahead at what's at stake and also what to expect tonight. we're going to have live reports from dana bash with the obama campaign, also jim acosta is covering mitt romney and his team. we're going to get insight on how the female vote is shaping the race from a republican strategist anna navarro and democratic strategist, donna brazile. we are exactly three weeks away from election day. it is handy to have smart folks to help weigh in on this. the second presidential debate, it will be a lot different from the first one. particularly in terms of the format. and you can bet that president obama's hoping for a different outcome this time around, too. he spoke with reporters a short time ago, actually just a
let's get to it debate night in america the sequel. can mitt romney keep up the momentum? can barack obama get back on track? that is what a lot of people are going to be watching to see tonight when these two meet for their second showdown. town hall debate at hofstra university set to be moderated by our on candy crowley. at this hour, reporters and analysts are looking ahead at what's at stake and also what to expect tonight. we're going to have live reports from dana bash with the obama...